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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Hot Docs, the documentary film festival, is filling screens with 171 films from 39 countries over 11 days. The real-life, real lives festival is celebrating its 16th anniversary and will be taking over screens across Toronto April 30 to May … Read more Beatrice Arthur has died at the age of 86 at her home, according to a spokesperson. Arthur had been suffering from cancer for some time. “She was a brilliant and witty woman. Bea will always have a special place in … Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: Beatrice Arthur, Estelle Getty, lives lost, Maude, The Golden Girls
The Wrestler is an honest, gritty look at what happens to the superstars of wrestling entertainment once the cameras and spotlights no longer smile down upon them. It’s also been a matter of hot topic in recent WWE shows featuring … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: bruce springsteen, Chris Jericho, Darren Aronofsky, Evan Rachel Wood, golden globes, Marisa Tomei, Mickey Rourke, Oscar, Wrestler, WWE
Woody Allen made a film without Scarlett Johansson. Coincidentally, it’s quite a bit better than his last few ventures. Ian (Ewan McGregor) is unsatisfied with his lot in life. Instead of taking over his dad’s restaurant, he’s saving to invest … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Cassandra's Dream, Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Penelope Cruz, Tom Wilkinson, Woody Allen
When it comes to horror, you need look no farther than France. In the early ‘70s, a 10-year-old girl who’d been missing for months is found running down an empty road. She looks like she’s been tortured for a long … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Martyrs, Morjana Alaoui, Mylene Jamponoi, Pascal Laugier
This is an update of a 1951 film of the same name that maintains a very similar message. A swarm of government agents show up at Helen’s (Jennifer Connelly) door and ”request” she go with them, leaving her to scramble … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Day the Earth Stood Still, Gort, Jaden Smith, Jennifer Connelly, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Keanu Reeves, Kyle Chandler
The Reader addresses the void in films that address issues confronting the generation born after the Holocaust in Germany. In post-WWII Germany, teen Michael Berg (David Kross) falls ill on his way home from school and is helped home by … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Bernhard Schlink, David Hare, David Kross, Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Reader, Stephen Daldry
There’s an eerie quality to mirrors that most simply choose to ignore … but you can never be sure of what’s looking back at you. Gina’s (Lena Headey) life is pretty routine. Her family is relatively close and they’ve all … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Asier Newman, Broken, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Lena Headey, Mirrors, Richard Jenkins
Marley & Me goes as most animal flicks – the first few acts are very endearing and funny while the final act is a tearjerker. John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Aniston) were only recently married; so to keep the … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Alan Arkin, David Frankel, Eric Dane, Jennifer Aniston, Kathleen Turner, Marley & Me, Owen Wilson
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Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean will appeal a recent decision by Haiti’s electoral council rejecting his run in the country’s Nov. 28 presidential election. The former Fugees member’s candidacy was rejected beacause has hadn’t resided in the country for the past … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 9-15, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 2-8, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more |
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